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[tobydawq]

Nobody.

Does it seem likely that Roglic will try Tour de Suisse at any point? It's not exactly Jumbo-Visma's preferred Tour preparation race.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Does it seem likely that Roglic will try Tour de Suisse at any point? It's not exactly Jumbo-Visma's preferred Tour preparation race.

He may try next year if his GT goal is the Tour.

 

[Red Rick]

Does it seem likely that Roglic will try Tour de Suisse at any point? It's not exactly Jumbo-Visma's preferred Tour preparation race.

I think after the Giro is more likely than before the Tour. It doesn't fit in easily, so he'd have to make a seperate goal of it.

 

[acm]

Does it seem likely that Roglic will try Tour de Suisse at any point? It's not exactly Jumbo-Visma's preferred Tour preparation race.

Yes, he will. He said in slovenian podcast, that he wants to be the first to win all 7 one week races.

 

[Blanco]

Is there a chance to go for Fleche Vallone? I hope that he decides last minute for it.

It would really be a shame if he never wins it, and this year is a good chance. There's no Bala, and Ala is in questionable form. Teuns and co. should not be such a problem for him.

 

[Oldermanish]

Does it seem likely that Roglic will try Tour de Suisse at any point? It's not exactly Jumbo-Visma's preferred Tour preparation race.

That was kinda his breakout race when I first noticed him.

 

[Oldermanish]

Primoz: great back to back wins and a generous consideration for your opponent today. Class act all the way.

 

[tobydawq]

That was kinda his breakout race when I first noticed him.

He has never ridden it.

It's actually quite funny; he has ridden four July Tours but has never had the same approach. In 2017, he rode the ZLM Toer (for reasons incrompehensible to me). In 2018, he rode the Tour of Slovenia. In 2021, he didn't do a race in June, and last year he did the Dauphiné. So probably Suisse (or Tour of Belgium) is next.

 

[Jumbot]

Is there a chance to go for Fleche Vallone? I hope that he decides last minute for it.

I've been hoping for that, too. Altitude, test yourself in FW, then altitude again... But Jumbo always sticks to their altitude training plans/schedules. Apparently Wilco won't be racing before the Giro again even though he missed Catalunya. So no Basque Country for example... That's Jumbo's way of doing things, six days of racing before Giro... So I don't think we'll be seeing Primoz racing before Giro

 

[jmdirt]

The Catalunya thread is having a meltdown over Roglic's tactically astute decision not to support Remco's little adventure at the end of the stage.

Meanwhile, I continue to marvel at the dominant discourse that surrounds the two rivals. I earlier mentioned the tendency toward Remco losing, rather than Rogla winning.

Today, we have another example: Rogla as "wheel sucker" to Remco's heroics and panache. Even the experienced commentator on my feed, who definitely knows dumb tactics when he sees them, could not help but join in.

This suggests an answer to the question: Why did no one highlight that by far the "best" attack of the day was Rogla's response to Remco's initial effort. Watch it again to see how quickly and easily Rogla counters the move, which obviously required a faster and sharper push to close the gap and catch Remco tearing up the road.

PR is leading the race, he should just sit on the wheel and make RE take the race. If people are typing otherwise, they don't understand stage racing.

 

[Sciatic]

Yes, he will. He said in slovenian podcast, that he wants to be the first to win all 7 one week races.

But Suisse is a week-and-a-half race, so perhaps it doesn’t count as much as the others.

 

[tobydawq]

But Suisse is a week-and-a-half race, so perhaps it doesn’t count as much as the others.

It's only eight stages now.

 

[Red Rick]

He has never ridden it.

It's actually quite funny; he has ridden four July Tours but has never had the same approach. In 2017, he rode the ZLM Toer (for reasons incrompehensible to me). In 2018, he rode the Tour of Slovenia. In 2021, he didn't do a race in June (apart from nationals), and last year he did the Dauphiné. So probably Suisse (or Tour of Belgium) is next.

He didn't do the nationals in 2021.

 

[Sciatic]

It's only eight stages now.

Darn, so much for that explanation

 

[Gregor_Slovenia]

Will we ever see Tour of California as a WT race? Was a great event back in the days. Could nicely fit in palmares of Primož, Tadej already has one..

 

[Extinction]

Everything else being equal, the Giro TTs loom large.
A prophecy (again!)?

 

[Lequack]

Another great win, he looked really good throughout the race. After overcoming last year's crashes and disappointments it's really good to see him happy.

 

[Red Rick]

Another great win, he looked really good throughout the race. After overcoming last year's crashes and disappointments it's really good to see him happy.

Judging by Stomplet being there and not in Tirreno I assume winning Catalunya was totally planned whereas it wasn't in Tirreno.

 

[Lequack]

Has anyone won The 7 most prestigious one-week races (PN, TA, Catalunya, Basque Country, Romandie, Dauphine and Tour de Suisse). How many people have done it before?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639966796886208514

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1639966796886208514?t=HHGIE5ph3eGptnCrnsV-ww&s=19

 

[repre]

Yes, he will. He said in slovenian podcast, that he wants to be the first to win all 7 one week races.

He needs to go for the win this year, he doesn't have that many years in future when he is the best in one week races

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639989037631930368

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1639989037631930368?s=46&t=14N416zK93up_7bVPO60Ig

View: https://giphy.com/gifs/curbyourenthusiasm-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david-WrJ8x0niiblWEoo7hE

****If you account for crashes and make them 0s, it’s nearly binary.

 

[repre]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1639989037631930368

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1639989037631930368?s=46&t=14N416zK93up_7bVPO60Ig

View: https://giphy.com/gifs/curbyourenthusiasm-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david-WrJ8x0niiblWEoo7hE

****If you account for crashes and make them 0s, it’s nearly binary.

So you are saying this kid can win something big in the future?

 

[Rackham]

He needs to go for the win this year, he doesn't have that many years in future when he is the best in one week races

Bigger goals first. Another Grand Tour must be a priority now.

There's plenty of time later to become a Philippe Gilbert/Milan-San Remo equivalent in one week stage races, i.e. chase the Tour de Suisse as a sort of 'unfinished business' type race just for the heck of it.

 

[acm]

Merijn Zeeman is going to be in the team car in Catalunya, so now is the time to impress the boss.

Done.

Roglic's performance impressed sports director Merijn Zeeman. "This is unbelievable. He was off the bike for a long time after his shoulder injury. He promptly won two WorldTour races after his return. We didn’t anticipate that."

 

[Rackham]

Done.

Roglic's performance impressed sports director Merijn Zeeman. "This is unbelievable. He was off the bike for a long time after his shoulder injury. He promptly won two WorldTour races after his return. We didn’t anticipate that."

I had a feeling Zeeman was in the car for a good reason, i.e. Jumbo must have been very interested to see how a one on one duel with Evenepoel would go.

Amazing job & great win. Rog will also climb the UCI rankings again now as well.